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		Benchmark indices once again failed to hold on to the day&#39;s high levels on Friday and pared most of its gains at the end of the session, amid selling in financial, auto and metal stocks. However, oil-to-telecom behemoth Reliance Industries (RIL) and FMCG giant Hindustan Unilever (HUL) helped indices settle in the positive territory.&nbsp;<br />
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		The S&P BSE Sensex ended at&nbsp;31,642.70, up 199 points or 0.63 per cent, with HUL (up nearly 5 per cent) being the top gainer and NTPC (down nearly 4 per cent) the biggest loser.&nbsp;<br />
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		On the NSE, the benchmark Nifty ended at&nbsp;9,251.50, up 52 points or 0.57 per cent. Volatility index, India VIX, declined nearly 3.5 per cent to&nbsp;38.53 levels.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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		In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended flat at&nbsp;11,423.81 while the&nbsp;&nbsp;S&P BSE SmallCap index slipped 0.45 per cent to&nbsp;10,638.70 levels.&nbsp;</div>
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		<strong>Global Markets</strong></div>
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		Global shares rallied on Friday as investors cheered signs of improving Sino-American relations and looked towards more governments gradually reopening their economies. Top US and Chinese trade representatives discussed their Phase 1 trade deal on Friday, with China saying they agreed to improve the atmosphere for its implementation and the United States saying both sides expected obligations to be met.</div>
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		The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.6 per cent, boosted by a 5.1 per cent jump in Siemens after the German industrial company announced cost-cut plans to deal with the impact of the pandemic following an 18 per cent drop in industrial profit in the second quarter.</div>
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		In commodities, oil prices climbed as countries including Australia moved ahead with plans to relax economic and social lockdowns put in place to halt the coronavirus pandemic, kindling market hopes for a boost in demand for crude and its products.</div>
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		Brent crude was up by 87 cents, or 3 per cent, at $30.33 a barrel at the time of writing of this report, having fallen nearly 1 per cent on Thursday. US oil gained $1.12, or 4.8 per cent, to $24.67 a barrel, after a decline of nearly 2 per cent in the previous session.</div>
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		<strong><em>(With inputs from Reuters)</em></strong></div>
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MARKET WRAP: RIL, HUL help Sensex end 199 pts up; Nifty settles at 9,251

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FII/FPI & DII trading activity on NSE, BSE and MSEI

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&gt;&gt; At 8:30 am, Brent crude future was at $29.82 per barrel-mark, up 1.22 per cent<br />
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&gt;&gt; US WTI was at $23.93/bbl, up 1.6 per cent.<br />
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RIL sells another 2.32% in Jio, this time to Vista Equity for Rs 11,367 cr

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SGX Nifty indicates positive start for indices

&gt;&gt; At 8:27 am, the index was at 9,297 level, up 92.75 points or 1.01 per cent.<br />
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MARKET WRAP: RIL, HUL help Sensex end 199 pts up; Nifty settles at 9,251

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FII/FPI & DII trading activity on NSE, BSE and MSEI

Rupee check

Oil check

RIL sells another 2.32% in Jio, this time to Vista Equity for Rs 11,367 cr

SGX Nifty indicates positive start for indices

Asian market check

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